If France goes through with this I retract the sillier half of shit I have said about france.
Every euro country or agency that has done or announced this has simply used it to extract concessions from Microsoft and either stayed with or switched back to windows.
There are cases of but also on going programs.
I thought this program was still going no? https://www.raconteur.net/technology/schleswig-holstein-open-source
Afaik it is, but it only started in 2024…
Right, but I would imagine now there’s going to be more pressure to become less dependent on US tech with the US becoming openly hostile to Europe.
Do you know what they call operative systems in France? A Royal with Linux
What do they call a Debian?
Debian’s a Debian, but they call it Le Debian.
The press release also requires each ministry, including public operators, to develop a plan by autumn 2026 addressing desktop systems, collaboration tools, antivirus software, AI, databases, virtualization, and network equipment.
VIVRE LIBRE OU MOURIR
VIVRE LIBRE AU PAIER TRIBUTE!
Wexit? Windexit?
Windone.
Windon’t
Doug Dimmadone?
Can’t wait for Schleswig-Holstein and France to fight distro proxy wars.
They should develop inter-incompatible file formats
I wonder if Dassault will release a Solidworks for Linux now?
